Exporter Rank

45 / 138

Importer Rank

53 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

20 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $73,365,957,577
Total Imports (2021) $49,882,002,209
Trade Balance (2021) $23,483,955,368
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2021) [2] 22.15%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2021) [2] 26.05%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
China $22,825,657,503
Australia $9,390,597,856
United States $7,887,764,464
Japan $4,067,933,865
South Korea $2,293,601,148
United Kingdom $1,669,419,329
Indonesia $1,566,481,890
Singapore $1,438,050,113
Hong Kong $1,385,790,319
Thailand $1,237,361,455

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $11,846,651,498
Australia $5,639,260,640
United States $4,259,763,822
Japan $3,213,231,210
Germany $2,414,390,749
Thailand $2,274,269,219
South Korea $2,261,794,767
United Arab Emirates $1,809,242,732
Malaysia $1,304,983,631
Singapore $1,175,304,231

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(04) Dairy Products $20,501,006,587
(02) Meat $10,022,736,695
(44) Wood $6,193,819,036
(08) Fruit & Nuts $3,817,637,575
(22) Beverages $2,704,512,780
(19) Cereal, Flour & Starch $2,469,099,227
(84) Industrial Machinery $2,190,690,543
(03) Seafood $1,988,572,350
(35) Glues and Enzymes $1,964,290,084
(90) Precision Instruments $1,743,799,182

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $7,256,347,730
(84) Industrial Machinery $6,977,606,125
(85) Electrical Machinery $4,408,549,734
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $3,993,034,497
(39) Plastics $2,050,509,265
(90) Precision Instruments $1,649,220,743
(30) Pharmaceuticals $1,421,205,710
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $1,203,047,462
(94) Furniture $1,161,347,160
(23) Animal Feeds $976,700,409

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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